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Bette Stevens -Rave Reviews Book Club's Spotlight Author

By Maine
author/illustrator Bette A. Stevens

By the early 1990s Dan and I were
restoring a circa late-1800s Victorian mansion in Central Maine where I was
hired as assistant to the CEO of one of New England’s largest construction
companies. I was assigned as editor and publisher of the company’s 12-page bi-monthly
newsletter and wrote many stories for the publication. I took classes on
desktop publishing and design and was tutored by one of Maine’s magazine
designers. Dan was working on his B.S. in Business and was hired by the
Department of Defense as a financial analyst. Meanwhile, I was in the midst of
earning a new degree, a B.S. in Elementary Education.

Dan’s government job took us to California. Degree
in hand, I taught fourth graders in the Mojave Desert and second language
learners (grades 6-8) on the California Coast. I love kids and had already had
my first children’s book, The Tangram Zoo and Word Puzzles Too! published
by a small regional press, ready to use in the classroom. Now it was time to
start writing AMAZING MATILDA. I’ve been captivated by monarch
butterflies since childhood and knew that their life cycle would provide the
perfect model for a storyline to inspire the kids that I was teaching. I didn’t
have my artwork yet, simply a story to read to my students and to use as a
model to teach them how to write their own stories.

By 2002, Dan’s job took us to Northern Virginia where
I taught fourth and fifth graders Social Studies and Language Arts. As
retirement time approached, we moved back home to Maine, where several years
earlier we had purchased a neglected farm on 37 acres. That’s where we are now—retired
and enjoying the good life.

Dan is renovating the old farmstead, with a little
help from me—his go-fer. And me? I have
time to write and illustrate my books. I call myself a nature nut. I collect
everything from seashells to birds’ nests. Dan and I enjoy occasional day trips
to the coast and my camera is always ready for the next great nature shot. Life
is good. God continues to guide me
through the peaceful valleys and over the arduous mountain trails of life’s
journey.

Since retirement, I’ve written, illustrated and
self-published three books and am currently writing my first novel planned for
release in the summer of 2014. Today, I would like to introduce you to my
children’s picture book, AMAZING MATILDA.

MEET MATILDA

AMAZING
MATILDA, that is…. At
just one year of age, she has won two awards for excellence in children’s
literature. Here’s a peek into her storyline and how she came into being:

A TALE IS BORN

MATILDA’s story was
written to inspire young readers to reach for their dreams—to meet challenges
with patience and persistence. When I wrote the original draft for my students
(no artwork yet), I decided to use nature to explain human nature. A butterfly
would be the perfect analogy for the growth and development of a child.

A monarch butterfly would
be the ideal species, since the monarch is a benchmark indicator of how our
environment is faring—its habitat, the milkweed plant, is the only food that
monarch caterpillars will eat and it is endangered.

And so, we have an animal
adventure story that teaches lessons in environmental science, life science and
character education. To get inspiration for my drawings, which did not
materialize until 2012, I had my research files on the monarch’s life cycle:
the research I had used to write the original story shared with my students. It
included color copies from many sources. In 2012, I added to my stockpile by
searching the internet for different poses for butterflies, sparrows, toads and
rabbits— all characters in AMAZING MATILDA.

The research drawings and illustrations of the monarch butterfly life
cycle served as the basis (original outline) for my story and eventually for my
sketch and watercolor illustrations.

The inspirations for
supporting characters in AMAZING MATILDA came from my imagination. I had
to think and dream and rethink about what wise character (animal) would be the
great encourager—Sparrow came to mind. What about friends who would tease and
boast? I finally decided upon Rabbit and Toad. All of the animals had to be unique
(different species), to help children see that even though they are all
different, they have so much in common. That is how the tale of “Amazing
Matilda” was born.

MATILDA’S MESSAGE from ME to YOU!Whether
you really want to write or draw or paint, or perhaps it’s something else
(something unique) that you want to do—just do it. And, save everything you’ve
worked on. If it’s worth doing, it’s worth saving. Maybe, you’ll look back one
day and see how far you’ve come or maybe you’ll glean an inspiration for a
great new project. I have journals, folders, binders and even file boxes filled
with most of my writing, including works’ drafts, trials and research. Over the
years, I’ve saved everything from my children too. These are the things that
dreams are made of…

As
Matilda’s story reminds us—we can do anything we really want to do if we try
long enough and hard enough. And, don’t forget to help your friends make their
dreams—whatever they may be—come true!

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Entertaining Your World And Designing Eternity. I am a caged in frustrated author of thought provoking, mind bending novels, an occasional step-in parent, vocal on social injustices, a fountain of knowledge, and ready
to share. I write what I would like to say and I mean everything I write.Before being destroyed by Hurricane Ike, I lived
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